List of Hot R&B Singles number ones of 1991

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a weekly chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1958 to reflect the evolution of such genres. In 1991, the chart was published under the title Hot R&B Singles and 38 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[1]

BeBe & CeCe Winans had two number ones in 1991.

In the issue of Billboard dated January 5, Freddie Jackson moved into the number-one position with "Love Me Down", displacing "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" by Tony! Toni! Toné!.

No song spent more than two weeks in the top spot during 1991, although Shanice's "I Love Your Smile", which spent the last two weeks of the year atop the chart, would extend its run by two further weeks in 1992.[2] Jackson, Color Me Badd, Hi-Five, and BeBe & CeCe Winans, each of whom had two number ones, tied for the highest number of weeks in the top spot during the year, each spending three weeks atop the chart. The Rude Boys also had two chart-toppers in 1991 but both of their number ones spent only a single week in the peak position. None of the acts to top the chart with more than one song during the year would achieve another R&B number one after 1991, and Color Me Badd, Hi-Five, and the Rude Boys each achieved the only two R&B number ones of their respective careers during the year.[3]